China leads manufacturing changes in 2016

Dec 24, 2015

Innovations in nearly every sector are setting the stage for technology market growth and even more rapid change in 2016. Shifts in global technology manufacturing trends and processes — with an even greater emphasis on the manufacturing powerhouse of China — will drive the global technology industry to even greater heights in the coming New Year, according to a new white paper from IHS.

For the white paper, IHS Technology queried its leading experts, who represent a host of technology industry segments: displays, consumer devices, telecommunications, semiconductors, connected networks, medical technology, entertainment, media, advertising, automotive and others. These analysts were asked to provide their informed prognostications about what to watch for in the global technology market in the coming year.

The wide-ranging technology topics and 2016 IHS Technology analyst predictions covered in this report are as follows: